SHOOTS Synonyms: 341 Similar and Opposite Words

shoots 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shoot

as in fires

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force BB guns shoot small round metal pellets

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as in blasts

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly

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as in pops

to strike with a missile from a gun hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season

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as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope

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as in photographs

to take a photograph of shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted

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as in casts

to throw or give off suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks

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as in shouts

to voice one's opinions freely with force you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot

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as in sprinkles

to mark with small spots especially unevenly hazel eyes that were brown shot with green

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as in sends

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news

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shoots

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noun

plural of shoot

as in limbs

a branch of a main stem especially of a plant collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making

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as in pains

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down

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Recent Examples of shoots

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Searchlight just announced the project, which shoots in New York this fall. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 Steinbach shoots other aspects of nature as well, displaying a particular fondness for the images of plants and trees reflected in shimmering bodies of water. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 It’s called the Golden Spurs Award — given annually to the Campbell family member who shoots the turkey with the biggest spurs. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The actress-executive producer can also be seen in a wintry look as her character, a working dancer, shoots a commercial. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 As rehearsals move forward, Eisenberg repeats key scenes in the play and shoots them differently each time, his camera coming to represent Mona’s shifting perspective. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026 Bigelow shoots with a clear-eyed ferocity that puts many modern action directors to shame. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 An agent in front of the car shoots Good multiple times, first through the windshield and then through the driver’s-side window. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Catherine, hellbent on learning who killed her friend Isabel (Larissa Campos), quietly enters the greenhouse to confront Emma, who shoots her. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

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Before big shoots, Smith and Fawcett used to bend over at the hips, shake their hair and snap it back up again to look perfect. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026 Among other shoots, Gerber was photographed by Bruce Webber alongside his sister, Kaia Gerber, for CR Fashion Book in 2015, and starred in a Calvin Klein campaign in 2016. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026 Taking advantage of the building’s unusual scale and character, the workrooms have also been used for photo and film shoots. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026 Ignoring Sucker Shoots Some tree species resprout when cut down, sending out multiple new shoots that draw on the tree’s extensive root system to boost their growth rate. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026 And their courtship, which White shoots with a sensuous intimacy, begins with some canoodling at a bar, then progresses into an impulsive hookup during a late session at the office. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 However, the filmmakers did some re-shoots and added additional cast for the rest of world release, which is due later this year or in 2027. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 Vancouver, for all its celebrity hangouts and major studio and streamer film shoots, is also home to a grimy downtown eastside neighborhood where getting off addictions and out of homelessness for many remains a constant struggle. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 This is because fruit development consumes much of the vine’s energy, so removing the fruit at this point allows the vine’s energy to continue to develop a strong cordon, canes (vertical shoots), and root system. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

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In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
In production, a specific number fires the protocol long before any mortality.

— Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fires

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Continue reading … TEN YEARS LATER — Colin Kaepernick blasts NFL over 'political' decisions on 'The View'.

— , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The obstacles matter not, as Stach blasts the ball into the top corner, to the right of Sa, who had been marginally closer to that side of the net.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of blasts

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Walker had four explosive rushes in the game, including a 60-yard touchdown.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Freshman Marshall Faulk of San Diego State rushes for an NCAA record 386 yards and scores seven touchdowns in his second collegiate game.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rushes

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Lucero does portraits of a calavera, which is an artist’s representation of a skull or skeleton, then photographs each person having their portrait done.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Flock's technology, which photographs every passing license plate and uses AI to extract data, has been installed across thousands of American cities and towns.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of photographs

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O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of shouts

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Kemery sprinkles the tiny seeds either in late fall or very early spring, when there’s still a chance of frost, since cold spells offer the best germination.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Thomson sprinkles critique throughout his book like seasoning unevenly applied to a gamey piece of meat.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026